Airline employee murdered in southwest Delhi

NEW DELHI: A 35-year-old airline technician was stabbed to death at the Palam area of southwest Delhi on Wednesday. Locals and family members have alleged that he was killed after he protested against the harassment of a girl by unknown youths but the cops are yet to confirm it.

Manoj Kumar Sharma, who worked in the IndiGo airlines, was returning to his Shadnagar house after work. Around 10pm, locals informed the police when Sharma was found with multiple stab injuries in the same locality, police said.

Sharma was taken to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital where he was declared dead on arrival. Police said the probable cause of death could be a heart injury. "His other wounds were not fatal," said an investigator. The miscreants fled with the murder weapon.

Suresh, a member of the local block committee alleged that an altercation had broken out between Sharma and a group of youths after Sharma noticed them harassing a girl. Anil Ojha, additional CP, southwest district, said Sharma was stabbed by unknown miscreants following the altercation. "We are yet to know the cause of the spat and motive behind the murder," said Ojha.

Sharma is survived by his wife, 11-year-old son Piyush and father Hazarilal.